Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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