Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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