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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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