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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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