Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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