Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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