Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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