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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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