Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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