Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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