Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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