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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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