Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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