Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand 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 gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses 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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