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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video