Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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