Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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