Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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