Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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