Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning