Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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