Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning