Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course