Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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