Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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