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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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