Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning