Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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