Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)