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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research