Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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