Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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