Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education