Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Education