Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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