Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning