Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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