Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses