Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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