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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory