Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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