Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning