Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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