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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses