Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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