Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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