Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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