Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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