Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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