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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses