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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program