Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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