Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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