Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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