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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs