Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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