Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books