Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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