Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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