Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses