Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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