Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition