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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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