Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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