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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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