Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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