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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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