Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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