Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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