Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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