Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning