Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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