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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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