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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational