Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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