Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning