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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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