Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program