Learn more about the 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 (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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