Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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