Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning