Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)