Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program