Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory