Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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