Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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