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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning