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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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