Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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