Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning