Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs