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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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