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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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