Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory