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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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