Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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