Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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