Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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