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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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