Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory