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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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