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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses