Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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