Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning