Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies 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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