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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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