Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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