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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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