Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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