Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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