Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs