Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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