Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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