Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)