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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc