Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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