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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source