Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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