Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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