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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Free Online College Education