Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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