Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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