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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important 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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