Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses