Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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