Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition