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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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