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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education