Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course