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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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