Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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