Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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