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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details 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 subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning