Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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