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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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