Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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