Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs