Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course