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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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