Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research