Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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