Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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