Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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