Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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