Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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