Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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