Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Technology-enhanced Learning