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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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