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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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