Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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