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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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