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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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