Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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