Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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