Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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