Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education