Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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