Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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