Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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