Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning