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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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