Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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