Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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