Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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