Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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