Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)