Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology