Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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