Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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