Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs