Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)