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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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