Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory