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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education