Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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