Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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