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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory