Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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