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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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