Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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