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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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