Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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