Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning