Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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