Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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