Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education Software