Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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