Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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