Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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