Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses