Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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