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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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