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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution