Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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