Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning