Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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