Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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