Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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