Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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