Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes 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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