Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses