Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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