Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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