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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course