Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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