Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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