Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course