Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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