Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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