Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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