Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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