Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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