Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs