Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology