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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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