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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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