Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education