Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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