Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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