Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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