Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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