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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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