Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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