Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology