Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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