Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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