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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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