Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses