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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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