Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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