Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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