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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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