Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books