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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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