Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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