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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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