Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX 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 student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course