Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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