Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs