Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education