Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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