Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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