Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course