Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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