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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course