Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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