Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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