Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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