Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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