Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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