Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education