Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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