Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning