Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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