Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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