Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs