Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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