Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course