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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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