Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning