Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. 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 made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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