Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs