Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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