Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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