Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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