Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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