Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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