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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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