Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning