Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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