Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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