Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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