Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course