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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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