Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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