Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution