Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books