Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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