Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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