Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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