Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video