Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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