Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want 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. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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