Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research