Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key 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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