Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology