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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning