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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)