Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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