Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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