Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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