Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course