Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources