Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs