Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses