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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education