Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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