Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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