Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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