Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Definition