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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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