Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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