Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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