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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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