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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education