Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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