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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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