Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring 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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