Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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