Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs