Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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