Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education