Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs