Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory