Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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