Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory