Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory