Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning