Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education