Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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