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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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