Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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