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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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