Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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