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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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