Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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