Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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