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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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