Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing 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 subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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