Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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