Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key 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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