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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)