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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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