Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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