Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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