Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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