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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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