Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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