Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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