Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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