Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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