Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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