Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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