Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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