Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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