Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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