Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning