Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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