Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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