Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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