Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key 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 Courses (MOOCs)