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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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