Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs