Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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