Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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