Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning