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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)