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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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