Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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