Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education