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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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