Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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