Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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