Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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