Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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