Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology