Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning