Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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