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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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