Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education