Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education