Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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