Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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