Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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