Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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