Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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