Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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