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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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