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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices