Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses