Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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