Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education