Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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