Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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