Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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