Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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