Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses