Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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