Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)