Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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