Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs