Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning