Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)