Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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