Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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