Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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