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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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