Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)