Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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