Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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