Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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