Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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