Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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