Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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