Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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