Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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