Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course