Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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