Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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