Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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