Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring 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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