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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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