Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need 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. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education