Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses