Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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