Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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