Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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