Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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