Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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