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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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