Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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