Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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