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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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