Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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