Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition