Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)