Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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