Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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