Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)