Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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