Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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