Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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