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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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