Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning