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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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