Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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