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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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