Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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