Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course