Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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