Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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