Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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