Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory