Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with massively open online courses and open education resources. It can be tricky to motivate and inspire thousands of participants in online environments. The open education resources (OERs) movement was the inspiration for the first massively open online courses.

Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help people succeed in these MOOCs. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about these massive open online courses and other forms of open education resources (OER) persist. This impressive book discusses the instructional ideas associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. For more info please see this MOOCs Book website.