Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)