Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology