Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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