Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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