Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology