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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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