Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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