Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses