Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education