Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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