Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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