Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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