Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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