Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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