Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education