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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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