Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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