Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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