Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course