Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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