Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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