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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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