Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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