Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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