Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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