Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course