Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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