Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program