Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses 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 elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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