Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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