Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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