Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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