Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)