Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Definition