Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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