Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy