Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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