Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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