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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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