Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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