Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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