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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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