Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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