Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)