Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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