Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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