Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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