Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major 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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