Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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