Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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