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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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