Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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