Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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