Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory