Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)