Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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