Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University