Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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