Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses