Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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