Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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