Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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