Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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