Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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