Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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