Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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