Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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