Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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